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Manufacturing
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CTMA Hosts Series of Seminars on Doing Business
The Canadian Tooling and Machining Association (CTMA) recently held a series of breakfast seminars entitled Doing Business in an Uncertain, Threatening, Tariffied World, presented by Stephen Tapp, Deputy Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Analysis Department, Export…
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UAW leaders send Ford contract to ratification vote
DETROIT – Union workers at Ford will start voting Monday on a proposed four-year contract that includes wage increases and more than $6 billion for investments at 19 plants. The United Auto Workers said Friday that its National UAW-Ford council…
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US manufacturing contracts for third straight month
(AP) WASHINGTON – U.S. manufacturing output dropped for the third straight month in October as trade tensions and a slowing global economy took a toll on American factories. The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, said Friday…
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Unifor signs agreements with firms affected by GM Oshawa assembly plant closure
TORONTO – Unifor has signed closure agreements at four auto parts and service companies in connection with the decision by General Motors to close its Oshawa, Ont., assembly plant. The union says the deals with Inteva Products, Lear Corp. Whitby,…
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Ford Canada to cut 450 jobs in Oakville as production of two vehicles ends
OAKVILLE – Ford Motor Co.’s largest Canadian manufacturing operation will eliminate 450 jobs by early next year as the company discontinues two of the models made at the factory in Oakville, Ont. Ford Canada says production of the Ford Flex…
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GM workers ratify contract, 40 day strike to end
ROMULUS, Mich. – Striking General Motors factory workers will put down their picket signs after approving a new contract that will end a 40-day strike that paralyzed the company’s U.S. production. The United Auto Workers union said in a statement…
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GM workers called back to Oshawa plant after U.S. union reaches tentative deal
General Motors has recalled all workers to its assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., after the United Auto Workers union in the U.S. reached a tentative deal earlier this week. GM Canada spokeswoman Jennifer Wright said the company called the roughly…
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Statistics Canada says reports manufacturing sales up 0.8 per cent in August
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 0.8 per cent to $57.6 billion in August, following two consecutive monthly declines, boosted by gains in the transportation equipment and fabricated metal industries. Economists on average had expected a gain of…
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EMC Looks to the Future of Manufacturing
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) held its Advantage Through Excellence conference at the Universal Eventspace recently, where Maurizio Bevilacqua, Mayor of Vaughan, welcomed everyone to the event. The event brought together manufacturing industry professionals to dive into the Future of…
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Thousands laid off in Ontario as General Motors strike drags on in U.S.
Thousands of workers in Ontario’s auto industry have been temporarily laid off as General Motors’ Canadian operations feel the effects of the continuing strike in the U.S. by the United Auto Workers. GM said Friday that it had halted all…
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Bombardier to pour millions into train engineering to overcome bottleneck
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc. shares plunged Thursday after it lowered its 2019 profit forecast and announced hundreds of millions in spending to push through a bottleneck at its train-making unit following earnings that came in below analysts’ expectations. The news…
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Spin Master accelerates shift from China to dodge tariffs, share up on results
TORONTO – Spin Master Corp. says it has accelerated plans to diversify production out of China as a trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies drags on. The Toronto-based toy company, which saw its shares jump more than 12…
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Ford to cut 200 jobs at Oakville, Ont. auto assembly plant on slowing sales
OAKVILLE – Ford Motor Co. says it will cut about 200 jobs at its Oakville, Ont. plant starting in September as sales of some models slow. “We have a long-standing practice of matching production with consumer demand. As a result,…
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Critical Cranes
Twenty-four bridge cranes keep Tremcar’s production lines rolling. Over 100 times a shift someone does something with a bridge crane at Tremcar’s tank trailer manufacturing plant in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Workers and a third-party crane maintenance company maximize uptime. Walking around…
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Ford F-150 Diesel Built Tough
You know you are doing something right when you are the top selling anything for over 50 years. For Ford of Canada, they have had the top selling pickup truck in Canada for 53 years, with the F-Series. If that…
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SKF Outlines Future at Tech Day
Recently, SKF USA Inc., invited North American journalists to its Technical Press Day 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to learn about what the company is up to. SKF executives and product specialists outlined how SKF is adapting to the ever-changing digital…
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Maximum Uptime
Honda of Canada Manufacturing uses preventative and predictive maintenance to ensure production keeps moving. Back in 1986, Honda Motor Company became the first Japanese automotive manufacturer to build a production plant in Canada, creating Honda of Canada Manufacturing (HCM). The…
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PEMAC Accepting Sergio Guy Award Nominations
Nominations for the PEMAC’s Sergio Guy Memorial award are open until July 31. Nominations can be made through PEMAC’s web site (https://www.pemac.org/recognition/awards/sergio-guy). Past recipients and their contributions are also listed. The award was first presented in 1998 it recognizes the…
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Rittal Systems Named to 2019 List of Best Workplaces
Rittal Systems Ltd., has been named to the 2019 list of Best Workplaces in Manufacturing in Canada, from Great Place to Work. “To be declared as one of the Best Manufacturing Workplaces in Canada by GPTW is a testament to…
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Report: Apple to shift assembly of Mac Pro from US to China
(AP) SAN FRANCISCO – Apple will manufacture its new Mac Pro computer in China, shifting away from a U.S. assembly line it had been using for that product in recent years, according to a report published Friday. The company intends…
